The Restoration Project: a Benedictine path to wisdom, strength, and love 9780880283687, 0880283688

The restoration of a masterpiece -- Foundational habits : two personal steps. Step 1, Keeping watch -- Step 2, Desiring

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The Restoration Project: a Benedictine path to wisdom, strength, and love
 9780880283687, 0880283688

Table of contents :
The restoration of a masterpiece --
Foundational habits : two personal steps. Step 1, Keeping watch --
Step 2, Desiring God above all --
Foundational habits : two communal steps. Step 3, Practicing sacred obedience --
Step 4, Cultivating patience --
The image of God. Step 5, Seeing the image of God in ourselves --
Stripping. Step 6, Releasing superiority --
Step 7, Releasing control --
Step 8, Releasing autonomy --
Quiet self-mastery. Step 9, Being quiet on purpose --
Step 10, Being quiet from our depths --
Step 11, Being quiet and gentle --
Step 12, Being vigilant --
Face to face --
Summary chart --
The seventh chapter of The rule of St. Benedict --
Further reading --
Liturgy for discipleship groups --
Acknowledgements --
Endnotes --
About the author.

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